One of a pair of ear ornaments of a flat crescent of aluminium suspended by a beaded thread from a short stick toggle. [MJD (Verve) 22/11/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: One of a pair of ear ornaments of a flat crescent of aluminium suspended by a beaded thread from a short stick toggle. [MJD (Verve) 22/11/2016]
Geographical reference: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; Southern Venezuela Orinoco River basin
Cultural groups: Sanumá
Person: Field collector Marcus Colchester; PRM source Marcus Colchester
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1980
Date collected: 1979 - 1980
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1981
Materials and processes: Material Aluminium Metal, Material Bead, Material Yarn, Material Wood Plant, Process Strung
Dimensions: Length: max 31 mm, Width: max 34 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1981.33.61.1 Other numbers: 51